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Rated 5 out of
5 by
KevinNY from
Fantastic pants. High value. Great for bow season.These Explorer Scentinel pants are some of the best value hunting clothes I've ever purchased. I got them on sale in store for $39.99. I was in the market for a new set of pants for bow season, because the ones I had before had seen years of use and were getting pretty ragged. The only other pair of hunting pants I had were very heavy insulated bibs that I start wearing once we get into gun season in the northeast, and we're dealing with temps in the 20s and snow. Much too bulky and hot for bow-hunting with temps in the high 30s to 50s. So I went to my local basspro and proceeded to browse the hunting clothing section to see what they had.
I was looking for a pair of good mid-weight pants. Something that wasn't too bulky, but also not something entirely too light like mesh slip-ons. They needed to provide some warmth, but also be lightweight and easy to maneuver in. I'm not made of money so I can't afford the latest and greatest $250 pair of Under Armour pants, so I was looking at the house brand RedHead gear(which is fantastic by the way. I've been using RedHead gear for over a decade now. Always quality.) I wasn't really finding anything I was interested in. Either the pants were too heavy, or they were too light. Or the fabric was stiff and noisy, something I also didn't want. Finally I came across these Explorer Scentinel pants. I didn't see them at first. When I first touched them, I immediately liked them. None of the other pants had this kind of polyester fabric. On the outside they feel just like a pair of basketball shorts do, very soft with that sort of "slippery" feeling to it. I liked this because it has a little bit of stretch to it, and it is DEAD QUIET. The fabric makes zero noise when you rub your hand over it. The inside of the pants were perfect. A nice soft fleece that isn't too heavy nor is it too light. Honestly, wearing these pants feels just like wearing a pair of sweatpants while lounging around the house. Extremely comfortable, no constrain at all. I can sit around all day in these at home and be comfortable lol.
The pockets on these pants are modestly deep. As a hunter I like deep pockets because we always manage to lose stuff in the woods, and the deeper the pockets, the less chance you'll drop something when climbing into a tree stand. However that said, the pockets are deep enough so that your items will feel secure. They could be a little deeper though. The side and rear pockets have snaps, but only on one side(one snap per pocket). I think RedHead needs to make these pants with either dual snaps, or zippers, in the future. They have elastic pull cords on the bottom, so that you can draw the pants tight to your ankles, making it easier if you like to tuck your pants into your boots, or if you pull the pants over your boots, then you can tighten the bottoms down tight to the boots. This helps keep unwanted critters like ticks from getting on your legs. I like the feature. There's also some elastic rubber inside the waist of these pants, on the sides only. Definitely helps with being able to put these pants on, on TOP of jeans or another pair of pants, should you want to double up in cold temperatures.
Remember how I said the polyester fabric makes these pants dead quiet? Well, just some more anecdotal evidence for ya. When I'm walking into my stand in the morning or evening, these pants make NO NOISE AT ALL while walking. On some pants, they use fabric that gets pretty loud as the pants legs are rubbing up against either other as you are walking. Not with these. They're also dead quiet when you're shifting your weight on your tree-stand seat, or when standing up or turning around. Quietest pants I've owned. As far as the Scentinel technology, quite frankly I've never had much experience with Scent blocking clothing technology. I've always felt it was a gimmick designed to fool hunters. Hunting the wind accordingly is the only relatively fool-proof way of avoiding being busted by a deer's nose. I don't have any proof to say whether or not the Scentinel works, or works better/worse than other scent-blocking clothing brands like "ScentLok", etc. If it helps keep odor down at all, that's always a plus... but no brand will ever be able to completely eliminate it. That's for sure.
All in all, these pants are fantastic value. For $40 you're not going to find a better pair of pants suitable for bow-season when temps are above freezing. Especially for a pair of pants that uses scent reducing material. I don't know how well they'll fare in the rain, as I haven't hunted much in the rain. Probably not that great, as they're really just a glorified pair of quiet fleece sweat pants. I bought mine in the TrueTimber Kanati pattern, and it's a great looking camo pattern for the northeast where I hunt. Sort of reminds me of Mossy Oak, but with higher definition to the pattern. In New York during bow season with the leaves turning, it keeps me hidden pretty good. No complaints. From the pictures, it may be hard for the customer to understand what these pants feel like. Think of it like this. On the outside they're a pair of basketball shorts. On the inside they're a fleece sweatpant.
If you're in the market for a quiet and comfortable pair of pants that are well suited for bow hunting in mild temps above freezing, these are a good choice. And for $40 honestly you can't go wrong. Under Armour makes a pair very similar to these that are $100. And these are probably every bit as good. They also do a good job of blocking wind. The only warning I'll offer is they're not water proof material, so if you're hunting in wet weather, you may want to go with pants that are better suited to that. I rate them 5/5 because they do everything I wanted them to do. If they were also water proof, and had more pockets or zippers, you'd be paying a higher price. The value, comfort and quietness easily equal a 5 star rating.

Layering

I wear a size large(38 waist). Will I be able to wear this size over a pair of jeans or should I just order a size larger?

Asked by: Naugs

Hi, if you wanted to wear a pair of jeans under these pants I would go up a size. If you wanted to wear thermals under the RedHead Explorer SCENTINEL Fleece Pants for Men you should stay with same size you wear.
Thanks

Answered by: BPSResource7

Date published: 2017-06-01

Sizing

Anyone have size reference for these pants.

Asked by: MikeDNY

Thank you for the question. Please refer to the url below for the sizing chart with measurements and sizing information.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&amp;appID=86875&amp;objectID=1&amp;langId=-1&amp;catalogId=10051